Electric

United States

Verdek’s Florida Sheriffs Association EV Charging Contract Renewed Through 2028

Verdek, LLC has announced that its contract under the Florida Sheriffs Association Cooperative Purchasing Program for Electric Vehicle Charging, Power Stations,…

United States

S&C Electric and Argonne Expand Research Partnership to Advance Grid Technologies

Aug. 7, 2026 — S&C Electric Company and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have expanded their collaboration through a new umbre…

Japan

Ohi Unit 3 Reactor Automatically Shuts Down After Generator Trip

Kansai Electric Power Company said the reactor at Ohi Nuclear Power Station Unit 3 automatically shut down on the night of August 8, 2026, after a Loss of Field…

United Kingdom

Sumitomo Acquires 33.3% Stake in UK Floating Offshore Wind Project

Sumitomo has acquired a 33.3% equity stake in the Gwynt Glas Offshore Wind Farm, a floating offshore wind project being developed in the Celtic Sea off the coas…

Eswatini Launches 10 MW Nsoko Solar Power Plant to Boost Renewable Energy Supply

Eswatini has launched the 200 million Malangeni Nsoko Solar Power Plant, marking another important step in the country’s efforts to strengthen its renewab…

United States

EVgo to Deploy Superchargers Across U.S. Metropolitan Network

Aug. 5, 2026 — EVgo Inc. (NASDAQ: EVGO), one of the largest public fast-charging infrastructure providers for electric vehicles in the United States, announced…

United States

Texas Halts Data Center Grid Connections Pending Statewide Audit

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered a temporary halt to data center connections to the state’s power grid as officials review the sector’s growing im…

India

EIM, HPCL Partner to Expand EV Charging and Battery Swapping Infrastructure in India

Karnataka-based Energy In Motion (EIM) has signed an agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to establish and operate fast-charging and ba…

South Africa

Malawi Switches On 20-MW Battery Storage System to Stabilize Power Supply

July 27 — Malawi has completed the installation of a 20-megawatt utility-scale battery storage system, the only facility of its kind in southern Africa outside…

Mozambique

Jindal Group Invests $160 Million to Electrify Mozambique’s Moatize Coal Mine

Indian industrialist Naveen Jindal’s group is investing $160 million to electrify the Vulcan-operated Moatize coal mine in Mozambique’s Tete provinc…

Spain

Ford and Geely Reach Deal for EV Production at Spanish Plant

Ford Motor and China’s Geely have reached a landmark agreement on July 22 under which the U.S. automaker will sell part of its Almussafes plant near Valencia, …

Power Construction

Egypt Secures $391 Million Grid Investment to Support Renewable Energy Projects

Egypt has secured a $391 million investment from an Egyptian-Emirati consortium to strengthen its electricity transmission infrastructure and connect renewable …

Pakistan

KP Completes Two Mini-Micro Hydropower Projects in Upper Dir

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has completed two mini-micro hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 342 kilowatts in Upper Dir district, providing lo…

United States

California Launches $3,500 EV Rebate for First-Time Buyers

California will introduce a new $3,500 instant rebate for first-time electric vehicle buyers later this summer, moving to offset the cancellation of federal EV …

Germany

Hitachi Energy to Deliver Advanced Grid Connection for Kauri CAB Data Center in Frankfurt

July 13, 2026 — Hitachi Energy has been awarded an order to provide an advanced grid connection solution for a new data center developed by Kauri CAB Digital I…